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Another week of fantasy football, another week of managing the ever-fluctuating kicker market. The position remains the most volatile and often unpredictable for fantasy managers, which will not change in NFL Week 9. Although four teams are on a bye in Week 9, Chase McLaughlin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is the only fantasy-relevant kicker who […]

Every autumn, the hardwood awakens with renewed promise, and this year, the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season feels particularly electric. The sport is in a golden age: Television ratings have surged, parity has deepened, and star power has never been brighter. But amid the chaos and the constant motion of conference realignment, one question rises […]

When the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs came to a conclusion, the Florida Panthers were dancing around the ice with their second consecutive championship intact. General manager Bill Zito had put together a team with all the pieces in place and head coach Paul Maurice had directed his players flawlessly. In the days and weeks after […]

The Edmonton Oilers may have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two seasons, though they would ultimately fall short on both occasions at the hands of the Florida Panthers. The success of the Panthers in both series came in large part thanks to the goaltending of Sergei Bobrovsky, who has […]

Week 9 of the NFL and Fantasy season is already here and fantasy managers are doing everything they can to secure the wins needed to advance to their league playoffs. The quarterback position is the most important in all of football and it could be the difference between missing the fantasy playoffs and winning your […]

With Week 9 of the NFL and Fantasy Football season already here, fans and fantasy managers are still recuperating from a wild Week 8 of unlikely outcomes and constant changes to the fantasy landscape. A number of highly-rostered key players had a tough outing in Week 8 and while they’re more than capable of bouncing […]

Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season is bringing several challenging wrinkles to the fantasy football landscape, particularly at the running back position. The main wave of waiver wire action has long passed, but there are still several serviceable streaming options remaining in most leagues. Four teams are on bye in Week 9, removing Saquon Barkley, […]

Before his third season officially got underway, Craig Porter Jr. told ClutchPoints that there was much more he could bring to the table for the Cleveland Cavaliers: “It’s all up to me, and that’s good to know.” Just nine days into the 2025-26 campaign with the wine and gold, Porter has excelled in what the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are 2-3 to start the NBA season, despite playing all five games at home. When the Mavericks drafted Cooper Flagg, they believed they had a gem who could help them get into playoff contention immediately. While that still might happen, there have been some ups and downs, and the struggles have led […]

The Atlanta Braves are one of the most storied franchises in all of Major League Baseball, making a name for themselves even before they settled in Atlanta. Plenty of big-name players have passed through their roster, and while their recent success certainly has made headlines, 2025’s struggles notwithstanding, so have some of their first seasons […]

The 2025 NBA Draft gave us Cooper Flagg as the consensus No. 1 pick headed to the Dallas Mavericks, but just one week into the season, it’s VJ Edgecombe who’s rewriting the Rookie of the Year script. While Flagg battles inconsistency on a struggling Mavericks squad, the No. 3 pick has the Philadelphia 76ers undefeated […]

At 3-4-1, the Dallas Cowboys are under the microscope of the NFL world once again. Following their most recent 44-24 blowout loss to the Denver Broncos, the hot seat grew a bit hotter in Dallas after their recent loss to the Carolina Panthers. In Week 9, the Cowboys have a golden opportunity to bounce back […]

As October 31 approached, the WNBA and the WNBPA (Women’s National Basketball Players Association) faced one of the most pivotal moments in the league’s 29-year history. After months of intense negotiations, public commentary, and rising tension between the two sides, the parties narrowly avoided an immediate expiration of their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) by agreeing […]

Week 9 of the NFL season is already here and fans are gearing up for another weekly slate of wild finishes and unlikely upsets. As the latest Sunday rolls around the corner, we’ll make some bold predictions for the Week 9 clash as the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3) take on the Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) on November 2, 2025 at […]

ARC Raiders features three skill trees full of various upgrades for players to use. While it’s still to early to tell what’s the best, we decided to create a list for your convenience. This way, you can quickly scroll through the upgrades and see their descriptions right away. Without further ado, let’s dive right into […]

There are some tough fantasy football choices at the tight end position, but here is the full list. However, if you need a last-minute streaming option for NFL Week 9 at the tight end position, you’re in the right place. And we’ll start our journey in the Big Apple. There are several reasons why this […]

The latest Madden 26 Player Ratings have arrived ahead of Week 9 of the NFL season. This week, players like Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, and Daniel Jones saw boosts to their OVR. However, other notable players saw a decrease in their OVR. Therefore, we decided to take a look at the updated player ratings and […]

After fantasy football managers have sifted through the waiver wire, they can take a look at the full list of defensive choices. But if you need a last-minute streaming option for defense and special teams in NFL Week 9, this is the place to be. And for our first stop, we will look at the […]

The Miami Dolphins suffered one of their most embarrassing defeats of the season on Thursday night. Miami lost 28-6 against Baltimore in a game where they simply gave up in the second half. It was one of the worst possible performances for the Dolphins during an absolutely crucial point of their season. But now Miami […]

For the third straight year, the NBA Cup is back with group play games beginning on Friday, October 31. While two weeks have not even passed by yet in the 2025-26 NBA season, teams will begin their journey to be crowned in-season champions, as this year’s NBA Cup has the potential to deliver some amazing […]

Oklahoma got off to a promising start to the 2025 college football season, but is just 1-2 in its past three games entering a Week 10 matchup with Tennessee. The top-20 teams enter the meeting with identical 6-2 records, albeit with differing momentum. Ahead of the high-profile showdown, we will be making our Oklahoma-Tennessee predictions. […]

The Philadelphia Phillies won the NL East once more during the 2025 season, although it did not bear much fruit once again in the postseason. They received a bye to the NLDS, but due to some poor luck from the seeding gods, they ran into the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. For the […]

The New Orleans Saints are running out of answers and time. At 1-7, their season has unraveled faster than anyone expected. Week 9, though, brings no relief. They travel to SoFi Stadium to face the rested, rejuvenated Los Angeles Rams. It’s a matchup that pits a team searching for its identity against one that already […]

Backed into a corner and battered by inconsistency, the Carolina Panthers head to Green Bay searching for a spark or perhaps redemption. Entering as heavy underdogs, the Panthers (3-5) are desperate to rediscover form after a humbling 40-9 loss to the Bills. That defeat exposed serious flaws on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Bryce […]

The Denver Broncos are one of the hottest teams in football. They will need every bit of that momentum when they visit NRG Stadium in Week 9 for a showdown with the Houston Texans. The Broncos (6-2) enter the matchup on a five-game winning streak. They are fresh off a dominant 44–24 victory over the […]

The rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills has been one of the best rivalries in all of sports during the 2020s, with the two AFC elites meeting multiple times in just about every season since Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen both emerged as two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. […]

At the start of the season, the Nov. 1 game between Penn State and Ohio State was all about national championship implications. Many expected the Nittany Lions to be the dominant team this year, and if they could beat the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium, they would be well on their way to the top seed […]

The New England Patriots could be shorthanded this week, and that would make their game against the Falcons tougher. But a playoff berth is likely, and here are two last-minute trades the Patriots must make before the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline. Riding a five-game winning streak, the Patriots have that look. And a key trade […]

There were some massive trades during the NFL offseason. Micah Parsons, DK Metcalf, George Pickens, Geno Smith, Deebo Samuel, and Jalen Ramsey were all moved before the start of the season. So far in the days and weeks leading up to the NFL trade deadline, the agreed-upon deals have been relatively small. That could change […]

It is a top-25 match-up in the SEC as Vanderbilt hits the road to face Texas. Vanderbilt is off to their best start in 84 years, sitting at 7-1 on the year. Now, Vandy looks for a fourth top-25 win of the year as they face Texas. Vanderbilt started the year 5-0, including a win […]

For the seventh time in their careers, Lincoln Riley and Matt Rhule go head-to-head when Nebraska welcomes USC to Lincoln in Week 10 of the 2025 college football season. The veteran head coaches most recently met in 2024, but they faced each other five other times in the Big 12. Before the marquee Week 10 […]

The New Orleans Saints are still finding themselves during their first season under head coach Kellen Moore. New Orleans is 1-7 heading into Week 9 and seem to view the rest of the season as a time to test out their rookie quarterback. The Saints benched Spencer Rattler for Tyler Shough this week, handing the […]

Week 8 is in the books, and we head to Week 9, which is the last before the Tuesday trade deadline. Teams will take this week to figure out exactly where they are in the playoff hunt and then deal accordingly. Before that, we get an all-AFC matchup on Thursday, as the Baltimore Ravens visit […]

The NFL Defensive Player of the Year award was in a weird place heading into the 2025 season. Last year, a cornerback won the award for just the third time this century. A lot of the best defensive players in the NFL were in unique situations, too, whether that meant they’d be playing for a […]

Through four games of the 2025-26 NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs are undefeated for the first time since 2019. And while this young team has talent and promise, one truth stands above all: Victor Wembanyama has arrived as a legitimate MVP frontrunner. Averaging 31 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 4.8 blocks per game, Wembanyama is […]

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill has once again secured the long-term future of a player he clearly sees as a foundational piece for the foreseeable future, as defenseman Thomas Harley agreed to an eight-year contract extension that keeps him a member of the team through 2034. His new contract includes a $10.59 million salary […]

UFC Vegas 110: Steve Garcia versus David Onama continues on the main card with the main event fight between Steve Garcia and David Onama in the featherweight division on Saturday. Check out our UFC odds series for our Garcia-Onama prediction and pick. Steve Garcia (18-5) enters UFC Vegas 110 riding a six-fight win streak, including […]

The time has finally come for the Co-Main Event at UFC Vegas 110 as we bring you a betting prediction and pick for this ranked tilt in the Heavyweight Division. No. 6-ranked Waldo Cortes-Acosta of the Dominican Republic welcomes Croatia’s No. 9 Ante Delija to a high-level brawl atop the rankings. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (14-2) has gone an impressive 7-2 inside […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr became the youngest player in franchise history to notch 30-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in a game on Tuesday, but something else about his performance went under the radar. The 20-year-old dished five assists for the third straight game, and he’s now fifth among NBA big men […]